Obituaries
NEHEMIAH SUMNER
4 October 1906 "Owen County Journal" News
NEHEMIAH SUMNER was born August 25, 1830, in Whitley county, Kentucky, and died at Romona, Ind., Sunday, Sept. 30, 1906, at 1:25 p.m.; aged 76 years, 1 month, and 5 days. He was a soldier in the Civil War, having served in K. Troop, 2nd. Ind. Cavalry. He was married to Amanda Bailey Jan. 1, 1868, and to this union was born eight children. Frank Sumner died in infancy, The other seven -- A.J. Sumner, Mrs. George Sims, George Sumner, Mrs. J.C. Clark, Homer Sumner, Mrs. Charles Quinn and James Sumner -- with the wife survive him. Bro. Sumner united with the M.E. Church at Shilo about 11 years ago and continued a faithful member until the end of his life. He was a kind and loving husband and father, always benevolent to the needy and considerant of the rights of others. The funeral service was conducted at the home Monday morning and the burial, was in Riverside cemetery, this city.
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